SCHEDULE.
Zebrafish infection research has seen an exciting gain in momentum over recent years, enabling fundamental discovery and therapeutic advance. We therefore organise a one-day event each year to promote this emerging research avenue.
This Zebrafish Infection and Immunity 6 workshop held at The University of Sheffield will highlight the potential of zebrafish to study host-pathogen interactions, and to dissect mechanisms of inflammation and immunity.
We have invited three outstanding speakers having made distinct contributions to the field, but the majority of the talks (15 mins) will be delivered by early-career researchers. We will also have a vibrant poster session and flash talks (2 mins) selected from the posters.
Detailed Agenda Below. Meeting will start with breakfast at 9.30am
ZII6- The Diamond Building, The University of Sheffield
9th September 2022
9.00-9.40 Arrival, Poster Set-Up, Registration and Coffee
9.40-10.00 Opening Remarks and Sponsors
Session 1
Chair:
10.00-10.40 Keynote 1
Dr Jean-Pierre Levraud
10.40-10.55
Lukasz Pijanowski, University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany. Circadian regulation of immune response during tilapia lake virus (TiLV) infection in zebrafish
10.55-11.10
Sydney L. Miles, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Using zebrafish to study the evolution and pathogenesis of emergent enteropathogens
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11.10-11.25
Noémie Hamilton, University of Sheffield UK
Elucidating the pathology of a novel white matter disease in children with mutation in the SUPV3L1 gene
Poster Flash Talks (2-3 minutes each)
Chair: Noémie Hamilton
11.30-12.00
7 flash talks:
Valerio Laghi: Spying on viruses: direct in vivo observation and modeling of the propagation of a neurotropic virus in zebrafish larvae and the role of type I interferons
Clare Muir: The Pulsing Phagosome: When neutrophils have a taster but not a second course
Victor S Tapia: Using zebrafish to assess the role Ch25H in neuro-inflammation and intracerebral haemorrhage
Naznin Choudhury: Using a zebrafish model to examine the importance of the stringent response for Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis
Amy Tooke: TBC
Stone Elworthy: Homology directed gene editing of pik3cd to APDS1 mutations causes neutrophilia in zebrafish.
Mollie Virgo: Investigation of microbial community dynamics in vivo using zebrafish infection models
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12.00 - 13.10 buffet lunch and poster viewing
Please be at your poster from 12.30
Session 2
Chair:
13.10-13.50 Keynote 2
Dr Maria Forlenza
13.50-14.05
Adrià López Nadal, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Multi-omics approach to understand feed-induced intestinal health modifiers using the zebrafish model
14.05-14.20
Gabriel Forn-Cuní, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Stimulating the autophagic-lysosomal axis enhances host defense against fungal infection in a zebrafish model of invasive Aspergillosis
14.20-14.35
Robert T. Wheeler, University of Maine, USA
Redundant Fungal-Host Interactions Enable Infection Dissemination
14.35-15.00 Tea/Coffee and poster viewing
Session 3
15.00-15.15
Annette Vergunst, University of Montpellier, Nimes, France
Elucidating the molecular basis for the difference between persistent and acute fatal infections caused by the opportunistic bacterium Burkholderia cenocepacia in zebrafish larvae.
15.15-15.30
Arno Cuvry, Rega Institute, Belgium
Human norovirus requires fucose expression in Lewis antigens for efficient replication in zebrafish larvae.
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15.30-15.45
Kimble Frazer, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Involution-related Changes in Thymic B cells in Zebrafish and Humans
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15.45-16.25
Inspirational talk
Dr Jason King
16.25-16.35
Plenary discussion
Prize giving and Close
16.35-18.35 Drinks reception and networking